Melanie Benesh
@melaniebenesh
Legislative & regulatory attorney. V.P. Gov't Affairs @EWG. Adjunct Prof @GeorgetownLaw. Dessert enthusiast. Runner. Mostly tweeting about #PFAS. Opinions mine.
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A Toxic Legacy: What America Left Behind In Afghanistan undark.org/2023/09/25/afg… via Undark Magazine
We petitioned the FDA in 2011 and again in 2021. “The F.D.A. has known for decades now that these products are dangerous. There is no reason for them not to have acted sooner.” - Melanie Benesh Great article in The New York Times by Christina Jewett and Roni Rabin ewg.life/46ygCFg
A Toxic Legacy: What America Left Behind In Afghanistan undark.org/2023/09/25/afg… via Undark Magazine
As Melanie Benesh aptly put it "the FDA is only acting after people have already been harmed". Read more about the generally recognized as safe or GRAS program in our #brokenGRAS series at rb.gy/7bm5nb
The EPA says “forever chemicals,” which are harmful to human health, must be removed from U.S. drinking water. It's a moment public health advocates have long called for. William Brangham discussed the decision with Melanie Benesh. to.pbs.org/441rniP
According to Columbia by-laws, police are not supposed to be allowed on campus without the consent of the faculty. President Shafik does *not* have our approval for this raid; she has not even asked our approval. This promises to be a horrifying dereliction of faculty governance
"Decades of use of PFAS-laden foams have made military sites some of the most contaminated hot spots for #PFAS pollution." - Melanie Benesh Story by Patricia Kime for Military.com. #ForeverChemicals military.com/daily-news/202…